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Title:

Initial V: Job Derided by his Wife

Artist/Maker:

Unknown

Culture:

Franco-Flemish

Place:

Lille (probably), France (Place created)

Date:

about 1270

Medium:

Tempera colors, black ink, and gold leaf on parchment

Dimensions:

Leaf: 47 x 32.2 cm (18 1/2 x 12 11/16 in.)

Alternate Titles:

Marquette Bible (Group Title)

Department:

Manuscripts

Classification:

Manuscripts

Object Type:

Folio

Object Number:

Ms. Ludwig I 8, v3, fol. 238v

Alternate Number:

83.MA.57.3.238v (Object number)

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A historiated initialV is the first letter of the text of the Old Testament book devoted to the tormented but ever-righteous Job. Although suffering from sores and other afflictions, Job never lost his faith in the Lord. Against the glistening gold ground inside the initial, the naked Job, his ribs showing, sits upright in bed. Gesturing emphatically, his wife admonishes him for remaining steadfastly faithful.

Vine scrolls with spiky and rounded leaves extend from the initial into the margin, where human and animal figures cavort. These playful characters and the vine scroll itself are common features of Gothicillumination, as is the color scheme dominated by blue and gold.